,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agci ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #c1 #bjag,mr4 ,murphy introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death 7without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month7 and that such individual's benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of such individual's death4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,benefit ,adjustment of ,social ,security ,income ,compensation ,act or the ,,basic ,act4 #b4 ,continuation of benefits through month of beneficiary's death 7a7 ,old-,age insurance benefits ,section #bjb7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;a77 is amended by striking the month preceding in the matter following subparagraph 7,b74 7b7 ,wife's insurance benefits 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bjb7;b77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;b77#a77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking and ending with the month in the matter immediately following clause 7ii7 and inserting and ending with the month in which she dies or 7if earlier7 with the month2 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,e72 and 7,c7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,f7 through 7,k7 as subparagraphs 7,e7 through 7,j71 respectively4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #bjb7;b77#d77;,b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;b77#d77;,b77 is amended by striking 7,e71 7,f71 7,h71 or 7,j7 and inserting 7,e71 7,g71 or 7,i74 7c7 ,husband's insurance benefits 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bjb7;c77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;c77#a77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking and ending with the month in the matter immediately following clause 7ii7 and inserting and ending with the month in which he dies or 7if earlier7 with the month2 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,e72 and 7,c7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,f7 through 7,k7 as subparagraphs 7,e7 through 7,j71 respectively4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #bjb7;c77#d77;,b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;c77#d77;,b77 is amended by striking 7,e71 7,f71 7,h71 or 7,j7 and inserting 7,e71 7,g71 or 7,i74 7d7 ,child's insurance benefits ,section #bjb7;d77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;d77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and ending with the month in the matter immediately preceding subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting and ending with the month in which such child dies or 7if earlier7 with the month2 and 7#b7 by striking dies1 or in subparagraph 7,d74 7e7 ,widow's insurance benefits ,section #bjb7;e77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;e77#a77 is amended by striking ending with the month preceding the first month in which any of the following occurs3 she remarries1 dies1 becomes entitled in the matter following subparagraph 7,f7 and inserting ending with the month in which she dies or 7if earlier7 the month preceding the earliest of the first month in which she remarries1 the month in which she becomes entitled4 7f7 ,widower's insurance benefits ,section #bjb7;f77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;f77#a77 is amended by striking ending with the month preceding the first month in which any of the following occurs3 he remarries1 dies1 or becomes entitled in the matter following subparagraph 7,f7 and inserting ending with the month in which he dies or 7if earlier7 the month preceding the earliest of the first month in which he remarries1 the month in which he becomes entitled4 7g7 ,mother's and father's insurance benefits ,section #bjb7;g77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;g77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting the month in which he or she dies or 7if earlier7 after and ending with in the matter following subparagraph 7,f72 and 7#b7 by striking he or she remarries1 or he or she dies and inserting or he or she remarries4 7h7 ,parent's insurance benefits ,section #bjb7;h77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;h77#a77 is amended by striking ending with the month preceding the first month in which any of the following occurs3 such parent dies1 marries1 in the matter following subparagraph 7,e7 and inserting ending with the month in which such parent dies or 7if earlier7 the month preceding the first month in which such parent marries4 7i7 ,disability insurance benefits ,section #bbc7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;a77#a77 is amended by striking ending with the month preceding whichever of the following months is the earliest3 the month in which he dies1 in the matter following subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting the following3 ending with the month in which he dies or 7if earlier7 with the month preceding the earlier of and by striking the comma after #baf7l774 7j7 ,benefits at age #gb for certain uninsured individuals ,section #bbh7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbh7;a77 is amended by striking the month preceding in the matter following paragraph 7#d74 #c4 ,computation and payment of last monthly payment 7a7 ,old-,age and survivors insurance benefits ,section #bjb of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7aa7 ,last payment of monthly insurance benefit terminated by death 7#a7 ,the amount of any individual's monthly insurance benefit under this section paid for the month in which the individual dies shall be an amount equal to-- 7,a7 the amount of such benefit 7as determined without regard to this subsection71 multiplied by 7,b7 a fraction-- 7i7 the numerator of which is the number of days in such month preceding the date of such individual's death1 and 7ii7 the denominator of which is the number of days in such month1 rounded1 if not a multiple of #a1 to the next lower multiple of #a4 ,this subsection shall apply with respect to such benefit after all other adjustments with respect to such benefit provided by this title have been made4 ,payment of such benefit for such month shall be made as provided in section #bjd7;d74 7#b7 ,any monthly insurance benefit under this section for the month in which the individual entitled to such benefit dies shall be paid to the estate of the individual unless the individual has named another individual as the payee for such payment4 4 7b7 ,disability insurance benefits ,section #bbc of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7k7 ,last payment of benefit terminated by death 7#a7 ,the amount of any individual's monthly benefit under this section paid for the month in which the individual dies shall be an amount equal to-- 7,a7 the amount of such benefit 7as determined without regard to this subsection71 multiplied by 7,b7 a fraction-- 7i7 the numerator of which is the number of days in such month preceding the date of such individual's death1 and 7ii7 the denominator of which is the number of days in such month1 rounded1 if not a multiple of #a1 to the next lower multiple of #a4 ,this subsection shall apply with respect to such benefit after all other adjustments with respect to such benefit provided by this title have been made4 ,payment of such benefit for such month shall be made as provided in section #bjd7;d74 7#b7 ,any monthly insurance benefit under this section for the month in which the individual entitled to such benefit dies shall be paid to the estate of the individual unless the individual has named another individual as the payee for such payment4 4 7c7 ,benefits at age #gb for certain uninsured individuals ,section #bbh of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbh7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7i7 ,last payment of benefit terminated by death 7#a7 ,the amount of any individual's monthly benefit under this section paid for the month in which the individual dies shall be an amount equal to-- 7,a7 the amount of such benefit 7as determined without regard to this subsection71 multiplied by 7,b7 a fraction-- 7i7 the numerator of which is the number of days in such month preceding the date of such individual's death1 and 7ii7 the denominator of which is the number of days in such month1 rounded1 if not a multiple of #a1 to the next lower multiple of #a4 ,this subsection shall apply with respect to such benefit after all other adjustments with respect to such benefit provided by this title have been made4 ,payment of such benefit for such month shall be made as provided in section #bjd7;d74 7#b7 ,any monthly insurance benefit under this section for the month in which the individual entitled to such benefit dies shall be paid to the estate of the individual unless the individual has named another individual as the payee for such payment4 4 #d4 ,modification of computation of lump-sum death payments ,the first sentence of section #bjb7;i7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;i77 is amended by striking three times and all that follows through smaller and inserting #ej percent of such individual's primary insurance amount1 or an amount equal to #bee1 whichever is greater4 #e4 ,disregard of benefit for month of death under family maximum provisions ,section #bjc7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djc7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#aa7 ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act1 in applying the preceding provisions of this subsection 7and determining maximum family benefits under column ,v of the table in or deemed to be in section #bae7;a7 as in effect in ,december #aigh7 with respect to the month in which the insured individual's death occurs1 the benefit payable to such individual for that month shall be disregarded4 4 #f4 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall apply with respect to deaths occurring in the first month beginning more than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act4